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Bird flu virus isolated from hospitalized Canadian teen shows signs of human adaptation

  • Scientists isolated an avian flu virus from a hospitalized teenager in Vancouver, revealing mutations that may help it spread in humans.
  • These three mutations allow the virus to attach more easily to human cells, according to scientists.
  • There is no evidence that the mutated virus poses a threat to others or has spread beyond this patient.
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